Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 12
So full of thoughts, Zhang Wang and his daughter finally came to the gate of Sima Mansion, which is located in the east of Xiaojingli, Wen County.

I saw the majestic mahogany door opening, and the blue stone lions squatting on both sides of the steps in front of the door looked at every guest mightily.Sima Jiagui's not vulgar style of being a wealthy family has already forced people to come here invisible and silently.

Brothers Sima Lang and Sima Yi, dressed in Confucian robes, were standing at the bottom of the steps, greeting relatives and guests who came from afar.

After getting off the cart, Zhang Wang took Zhang Chunhua and walked towards them.Sima Yi saw it from a distance, and a smile suddenly appeared on his face. He hastily stretched out his hand and pulled the corner of Sima Lang's robe who was greeting other guests, and gave him a slight signal.

Sima Lang turned around and saw that it was Zhang Wang and his daughter. Their faces were filled with joy immediately, and he led Sima Yi to greet them quickly. He laughed and said, "Uncle Zhang, Sister Chunhua, my nephew and brother Yi are far away. I also hope for forgiveness.”

Zhang Chunhua sneaked a few glances at Sima Yi who had been standing in front of him from behind his father, but seeing that he hadn't seen him for six or seven years, he was already tall and tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a handsome appearance.Her heart moved secretly, and her jade cheeks couldn't help but blush slightly, she quickly restrained her mind, and followed her father to return the greeting.

Zhang Wang looked up and down at Sima Yi and Sima Lang, and with a smile on his face, he replied, "Thank you for the kind invitation of the two virtuous nephews who came back to their hometown. Uncle Yu also came in a hurry. Chunhua, you will prepare for the two elder brothers." Take out the presents below..."

Hearing what his father said, Zhang Chunhua hastily bowed his head to pay a respectful salute, took a blue cloth bundle from a servant following behind him, held it in his hand, presented it to Sima Lang, and said slowly: "Boda (Sima) The eldest brother (Langzi Boda) and the second brother Zhongda, my younger sister knows that the two elder brothers are used to living in a mansion in Kyoto. It is midsummer at this time, and the living conditions here in Wen County are far from comparable to those in Kyoto. Mosquitoes in the countryside There are so many horseflies, it's not good to get bitten. So, the younger sister brought over two ice silk tents that she wove with ice silkworm silver silk, and hoped that the two elder brothers would not think things cheap and light..."

"Oh? That's really troublesome for Uncle Zhang and Sister Chunhua Xian!" Sima Lang laughed after hearing this, and quickly thanked him.

"Ice tent? Sister Chunhua woven it herself?" Sima Yi stood beside Sima Lang, looked at Zhang Chunhua very affectionately, and then looked at the blue cloth bag she was holding in her hand, and couldn't help being a little surprised. "What object is that?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wang walked up to him with a slight smile, and opened the blue cloth bundle in Zhang Chunhua's hands. Inside was a sandalwood box with orchid patterns.He opened the box again, and the inside of the box was lined with purple satin, with two bundles of silver gauze folded on the satin.Zhang Wang casually picked up one of the bundles and put it in his palm, he saw that the folded yarn was less than half a chi long and less than an inch thick, very light and delicate.

"This is the ice tent!" Zhang Wang said with a smile, but his hands didn't stop, and he opened the stack of silver yarn layer by layer. When it reached the seventh or eighth floor, it was already as big as a tabletop.Seeing this, Sima Yi couldn't help being amazed.

However, Sima Lang seemed to have seen such a gauze curtain before. He pointed to it and introduced it to Sima Yi: "Second brother, you see that there are still three or four folds here, and it seems that you have to go into the high hall to open it. This is really true. Woven by ice silkworms and silver threads! This kind of silk is extremely precious and hard to find. It is spread in the house in hot weather, and no flies, mosquitoes and horses can get in, and it is thin and translucent. Sitting here Reading the scriptures and playing the qin comfortably is very useful." Then he said to Zhang Wang quickly: "Uncle Zhang, you don't have to open them all, I'm afraid it will be troublesome to fold them up later."

Then Zhang Wang stroked his beard and smiled, and handed it over to Zhang Chunhua and the servant to fold and put away the ice-cream tent layer by layer, and put them back in the wooden box.

Sima Yi's eyes lit up, he looked deeply at Zhang Chunhua, and blurted out praise: "Thank you, sister Chunhua! Thanks to your kind heart, where did you find this ice silkworm silver silk so hard, and what is it?" Ingeniously weaving this gauze one stitch at a time..."

"Brother Zhongda has won the award. My little sister was afraid that this gauze curtain would not satisfy you and Brother Boda." Zhang Chunhua was praised face to face by Sima Yi, and his cheeks were already covered with crimson clouds. He hastily lowered his head slightly, Staring at the tip of his shoes, he fiddled with the hem of his clothes, and said shyly, "Brother Zhong Da keeps boasting like this, little sister will feel ashamed..."

Sima Yi also smiled reservedly, and walked up to take the sandalwood box.But hearing Sima Lang's order from the side, two maidservants rushed ahead of him, one took the sandalwood box from Zhang Chunhua, and the other respectfully led her into the backyard of the mansion to rest.

Sima Yi saw that these two maidservants were the Qing Fu and Qing Ping sisters who were bought from the traffickers in Luoyang City that day, so he told them: "You must treat Miss Zhang well, and you must not neglect her."

The elder sister, Qing Fu, turned her head and agreed with a smile on her face, and she and her younger sister, Qing Ping, brought Zhang Chunhua into the mansion warmly and politely.When Zhang Chunhua heard Sima Yi's instructions, his face flushed again, and when he secretly looked back - Sima Yi had already stepped forward to greet her father, Zhang Wang.

Huxiangwu

Above the Sima Mansion's living room, there was a row of feasts and feasts, and it was extremely lively.

Sima Chang, the county magistrate of Wen County and Sima Lang's brother's cousin, sat side by side with Zhang Wang on the upper seat, and Sima Lang's brother sat on their left side.Sitting opposite them were Tang Bo, Xiaojing Village Chief Sima Rong, and other old relatives of the Sima family.

After drinking for three rounds, Sima Lang raised his glass, respected Sima Chang, Sima Rong, Zhang Wang and others, and said in a loud voice: "Elders, my nephew invites you to my mansion today. One is to share with you all." One is to express the feelings of parting and longing; the other is to discuss important matters with everyone under the order of my father, and I sincerely ask all the elders for guidance and assistance."

Sima Chang was drunk, and suddenly heard that Sima Lang brought out his cousin Sima Fang to talk about the matter, he knew in his heart that it was a big deal, so he took his toast, and looked at each other in surprise with Sima Rong, Zhang Wang and others. Then he coughed dryly, and took the lead to ask Sima Lang: "What business do you need to discuss with Nephew Boda? You go first."

Sima Lang put down his wine glass, his expression narrowed, he meditated for a moment, and said slowly to Sima Chang: "My lord uncle, you are the magistrate of Wen County, are there any complicated and unreasonable matters under your rule recently?"

"Oh? Are you asking about any complicated and difficult things under Uncle Wei's rule? Oh! I encounter a lot of such things every day! Nephew Boda! I have a headache recently! Do you have any questions? As everyone knows, Xu Rong, a fierce general under Grand Master Dong, and General Cao Cao from the Kanto side had a fierce battle in Bianshui, Xingyang recently. Asked, was immediately aroused full of bitterness, couldn't help frowning, and confided in public, "In the city of Wen County under Uncle's rule, the chickens are flying around all day long, and the people are in dire straits. What are you going to say? Things, this is one of the best."

"Then, how did Uncle solve this disaster for the people of Wen County?" Sima Yi couldn't help but feel his heart tighten when he heard this, and asked in a hurry.

"Ah! Uncle Wei's county government has only a mere three hundred servants, so what can we do with these tens of thousands of refugees?" Sima Chang blushed, and said sadly, "Uncle Wei can do his best to keep this place. It would be nice if the county government doesn’t get robbed by them..."

Sima Yi has always been generous and heroic. Seeing that Sima Chang, as the county magistrate, should have done his duty to protect the village and the people, but he looked so cowardly and incompetent when the refugees scattered and attacked, he couldn't help but secretly leave. Cursing his lips, his blood surged up for a moment, his expression was agitated, and he wanted to speak with dignity and eloquence.Sima Lang saw that his expression was not right, hastily stretched out his hand from under the table and pinched his thigh quietly, and stopped him with a wink.When Sima Yi was stunned, he turned his head to look at his elder brother, only to see that Sima Lang had rushed ahead of him and cupped his hands to his uncle Sima Chang, saying: "Your uncle can do his best to deal with such a dangerous situation without letting the government hall be dusted. It's very difficult—my nephew admires it!"

Sima Chang didn't know whether Sima Lang's words were really praising him, or teasing him without any trace, so he was quite embarrassed, so he could only laugh a few times, and replied shyly: "Where...where...Uncle Yu didn't To protect the environment and the people, we have to do our best to protect the yamen and guard the hall..."

Zhang Chunhua, who was sitting at the bottom of Zhang Wang's head, had just put down the bowl and chopsticks. Hearing what he said, he found it very funny. He couldn't help but lean on the side of the table, pressed his lower abdomen, and made a "puchi", almost spitting out rice!

This time, although Sima Chang still forced himself to sit upright on the upper seat, his face turned red like a pig's liver.

Zhang Wang turned his head, stared at Zhang Chunhua fiercely, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said to everyone: "The little girl is not feeling well, please forgive me for being rude—" Then he opened his mouth to cover up for Sima Chang and said: "These refugees are scattered. It's fierce and rude, Zhang is the magistrate of Suyi County, so why isn't he the same as Master Sima Chang, he has nothing to do with them? Sigh... If you caress them, you won't follow them, and if you restrain them, you will be powerless. Brother Sima Chang is still They responded well and did not let them damage the prestige of the yamen——the gate of Zhang's Suyi county yamen was smashed by those refugees at night, and it is still unclear where the gangsters did the murder! "

Hearing that Zhang Wang excused himself, Sima Chang's face gradually returned to normal, and he hurriedly toasted Zhang Wang with a glass of wine gratefully, saying "it's not appropriate".

Sima Yi almost laughed out loud just now, but fortunately he tried hard to hold back his lips, so he didn't lose his composure at the banquet.While restraining himself, he raised his face and glanced at Zhang Chunhua, feeling that what she had done just now was innocent and innocent, and he couldn't help secretly admiring it.He himself has always been used to being disciplined by his father in the Luoyang mansion, and he has always followed the motto of "see no evil, listen no evil, speak no evil, and do no action". Disapproval.Seeing Zhang Chunhua dare to show his true nature so much, he unconsciously felt a little close to him—but that was all, no matter how strong it was.

At this time, Sima Lang straightened his face, straightened up on the seat, and said in a frank and eloquent way: "My nephew is very clear about the difficulties that uncle and uncle Zhang are facing now. My father is also very familiar with it when he is far away in the capital. My nephew hurried back to my hometown in Wen County, just to tell my relatives, old friends, and elders through my nephew's mouth that my Hanoi County is bordered by the capital Luoyang on the west, Chenggao and Hulao Pass on the east, and close to Luoyang on the south. Dahe, Chenggao Pass, and Hulao Pass are exactly where the rebels from the Guandong Routes are pointing at. They are really the hubs of military disputes, and it is difficult to be safe. If we are calm and do not know the police, I am afraid that we will inevitably suffer disaster in the future. Here , my nephew implores everyone to plan ahead and act according to the opportunity, so as to be able to prevent problems before they happen!"

(End of this chapter)